{"product_id":"bongabong-kenneth-becoming-maria-kim-9781965951415","title":"Becoming Maria Kim","description":"Born into poverty and raised in a world that tried to define her before she could define herself, Maria Kim (formerly Kenneth Bongabong) grew up fighting battles most people never see-inside her home, inside her heart, and inside her identity.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom a difficult childhood marked by hardship and discipline, to academic excellence that became her escape, Maria Kim's life unfolds as a journey of relentless resilience. As she navigates adolescence, first loves, silent heartbreaks, and the pressure to succeed, she learns that survival often demands sacrifice. Teaching becomes her calling-first in the Philippines, then in the United States-yet even success cannot shield her from betrayal, financial ruin, and emotional devastation.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt the lowest point of her life-homeless, broken, and stripped of dignity-Maria Kim rebuilds from nothing. What follows is a powerful transformation: a rediscovery of purpose, a rebirth of identity, and the courage to finally live as her authentic self. As she transitions into womanhood and into Maria Kim, she faces love again-first through painful illusions, then through a love that finally chooses her back.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis memoir traces her real-life journey through:\n\u003cbr\u003e\npoverty and achievement\n\u003cbr\u003e\ndiscipline and rebellion\n\u003cbr\u003e\nwrong love and true love\n\u003cbr\u003e\nshame and self-acceptance\n\u003cbr\u003e\ninvisibility and visibility\n\u003cbr\u003e\nsurvival and becoming\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt its core, this is not only a story about being transgender-it is a story about becoming human without apology.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten with raw honesty, emotional depth, and cinematic storytelling, this book is a testament to the truth that no matter how many times you are broken, you can still rise whole.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is not just a story of falling in love with another person.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the story of falling in love with yourself-after the world tried to teach you not to.","brand":"Seraphim Global Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53807905046870,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/bongabong-kenneth-becoming-maria-kim-9781965951415","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}